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Firstly: The explanation given was the line of vision violation I have highlighted below. I do not think Sigurdsson did this, your mileage may vary.
A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:
Secondly: Him moving has nothing to do with him being active. I refer you again to the law as written.
- interfering with play by playing or touching a ball passed or touched by a team-mate or
- interfering with an opponent by:
- preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or
- challenging an opponent for the ball or
- clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
- making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
Finally, your head won't fall off if you admit to being mistaken every so often. It doesn't hurt.
This is your assertion. Not mine. And not those of the officials, I might add.
His movement has everything to do with him being active, as per the last two bullet points that you refer to.
Sigurdsson was sitting on the ground motionless. The ball was on course to hit him and he moved out of the way.
This is 'an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball'.
Whether you think De Gea is getting that ball is completely and utterly irrelevant, a referee cannot determine that.
Sigurdsson makes a deliberate and significant movement 2 yards in front of him. Even IF it wasn't in his line of sight, if you're watching the ball and something right in front of you makes a quick movement, it's 100% going to distract you.
Finally, I'm more than happy to admit being mistaken, but because I always strive to learn and to have an informed opinion on any topic of discussion, I so rarely am. I don't consider you mistaken by the way, for me it's simply a difference of opinion and what the game is all about.